Poverty on the rise

Poverty on the rise

Poverty hit a record level in the United States this year. Incomes are increasingly unequal, unemployment is stubbornly high, and more and more people are losing health insurance. Washington needs to do more to help, but politics is getting in the way.

Poverty hit a record level in the United States this year. Incomes are increasingly unequal, unemployment is stubbornly high, and more and more people are losing health insurance. Washington needs to do more to help, but politics is getting in the way.

Poverty hit a record level in the United States this year. Incomes are increasingly unequal, unemployment is stubbornly high, and more and more people are losing health insurance. Washington needs to do more to help, but politics is getting in the way.